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Patented Janbl, 1918. 2 SHEETS-SHEET I W. L. WARD- FOWER TRANSMISSION MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED SEPT 5 I916 W. L. WARD.

POWER TRANSMISSION MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5. I916.

1,252,209. Patented Jan. 1,1918.

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WL. MI'Q/ WILLIAM L. WARD, OI! SAGUACHE, COLORADO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1913.

Application filed September 5, 1918. Serial No. 118,522.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM L. Wasp, a citizen of the United States, residing at Saguache, in the county of Saguache and' State of Colorado, have invented certain useful Improvements in Power-Transmlssion Mechanism, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in power transmission mechanism, one object of the invention being the provision of a device adapted to be operably connected to the drive shaft of an automobile and utilize car engine, and in turn be controlled by a governor mechanism so that the accelerator or carb ureter control of such engine ma b;

o the driven shaft. v

In the accompanying drawin Figure 1 is a. top plan view a motor car chassis with the present device operably connected thereto.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail plan view of v the present transmission mechanism per 86.

Referring to the drawin s, the numeral 5 designates the front end of the crank shaft of the engine 6 which is provided with the I carbureter 7 and the th ttle 8.

Adapted to be adjustab -connected to the end of the shaft 5 is the loose sleeve 9 which 40 10 to the driven shaft 11. This shaft 11 is is connected by means of the universal joint journaled in the: fixed bearings 12 and is adapted to be substantially alined with the.

- crank shaft of the engine.

The motor car is so dis osed when the shaft 11 is connected as to ave the wheels thereof looked a ainst movement so as to maintain the cran shaft of the enginebperably connected to the shaft 11'. This shaft 11 will be projected forwardly of the motor the engine rotated initially through the shaft 11. Pulle s or gearing 14 are disposed upon the siaft 11 so that power may be transmitted therefrom.

In order to provide a means for governlng the speed of the engine and the consequent rotation of the shaft 11 and in consonance with the load, there is connected to the shaft 11 a beveled pinion 15 which is in mesh at all times with the pinion 16 upon the short shaft 17 journaled in bearings 18 and at right angles to the shaft 11.

The ball governor 19 is carried by the shaft 17 and its sliding sleeve 20 is operably connected to the rod 21 which inturn is extended rearwardly and attached to the throttle of the carbureter.

In this manner the speeding of the shaft 17 will tend to close the throttle thus auto ward end of the crank shaft, the rod 21 being detachably connected to the throttle of the carbureter, the usual throttle connecthrough the universal sleeve 9 to the fortion of the motor car being disconnected at I this time.

W at-I claim as new is In a device of the class described, in combination, a drive and a driven shaft, the driven shaft being mounted at right angles to the drive shaft, bearings for said res ective shafts, a oke formed upon one en of said drive she 12, a shaft extension universally connected in said head at one end and hav ing a polygonal socket portion at its op site end a crank receivin socket mem or carried by said drive'sha t at its opposite end, gears fixed upon both shafts and adapted to intermesh, a power transmitting device having a shaft,'the socket ortion of driven shaft and formed with a slidable said extension shaft rotatably ttin the lug, a crank arm secured to said valve, and 10 shaft of said power transmltting evice a connecting rod pivotally connectible to being limited in movement thereagainst by said lug and connected to said last-named 5 the gear on said drive shaft when the latter crank arm.

engages the gear on the driven shaft, a In testimonywhere'ofI afiix my signature. throttle valve carried by said power transmitting device, a governor carried by said WILLIAM L. WARD. 

